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Saturday, April 13, 2013  President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he and first lady Michelle Obama reported coming from book sales.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Officials with the South Carolina Department of Revenue arrested Linda Bellamy for one count of Assisting in the Preparation of a Fraudulent Tax Return and one count of Conspiracy.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A new program has been put in place by the State Department of Revenue to help prevent fraudulent filings of income tax returns.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  The inactivity in Washington D.C. at the end of last year is cutting into the bottom line of some businesses. Nearly a month ago, Congress came up with an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff but because lawmakers came so close to the edge, their actions or inactions caused a setback in filing tax returns.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The former director of information technology for the South Carolina Department of Revenue says the security of taxpayer information didn't get the attention it deserved at the agency.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is holding a news conference to update South Carolinians on the massive security breach at the state's tax collection agency.

Friday, November 09, 2012  A batch of emails released to The Associated Press and other media from Gov. Nikki Haley's office details the confusing response to the release of information on millions of taxpayers.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman announced Friday he has appointed a special subcommittee to "examine the ramifications of a historic security breach of security at the S. C. Department of Revenue."

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Ever since the news that 3.6 million of South Carolina's tax returns were hacked, we've been inundated with questions by email, on Facebook, and on CarolinaLive.com.  Here are the answers to some of the more frequently asked questions.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Jermaine Mouzon, 31, was arrested Monday, by state department of revenue officials, for one count of assisting in the Preparation of a False Income Tax Return, one count of Forgery and three counts of Conspiracy.

Friday, September 28, 2012  South Carolina Department of Revenue investigators arrested two people Friday in Horry County for income tax-related charges.

Friday, September 28, 2012  The Revenue Department says she provided a false tax return to get money back that she didn't earn.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  The South Carolina Department of Revenue says Crystal Zimmerman, 32, of Myrtle Beach is charged with Assisting in the Preparation of a Fraudulent Income Tax Return and two counts of Conspiracy, and Joe Lewis Williams, 32, is charged with one count of Forgery and one count of Assisting in the Preparation of a Fraudulent Income Tax Return and and four counts of conspiracy.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  Amy McAllister, 26, of Conway was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with Forgery, Assisting in the Preparation of a False Income Tax Return and two counts of Conspiracy, according to the State Department of Revenue.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Andrea Darshae Brooks, 26, was arrested Monday morning and taken to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center on one count of Assisting in the Preparation of a False Tax Return.